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Baseball soars to 17th in national rankings

By JEFF SCHILL | March 28, 2013

Joining the waves of spring breakers, the baseball team traveled down to Fort Myers, Fla. to embark on a spring training trip, playing a total of 10 games. The team’s intention going into the week was to use the warm weather to work out a few kinks and to get ready for upcoming conference play. The Jays surpassed their initial intentions and found themselves ranked amongst the best teams in the country. According to d3baseball.com, the Jays are 17th in the nation with a 14-2 record. This was brought on by the 9-1 record the Jays boasted in Florida, defeating some of the best teams from around the country. The 14-2 record is the best season start for the Hopkins since 2004.

AOTW- Paul Marcello

By FRANK SCHIFF | March 28, 2013

In his first three years at Hopkins, senior wrestler Paul Marcello had fallen short of his goal to win an NCAA tournament match. After winning the 141-pound regional title on March 2, Marcello qualified for his fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship, as the fifth seed in the country.

Swimming secures top national finishes

By ALEX PICANO | March 28, 2013

It was an exciting weekend in Texas as both the Hopkins men’s and women’s swim teams competed in the NCAA Championships for Swimming and Diving. Both teams did extremely well, with the men’s team finishing in fourth place and the women coming in fifth overall.

MLB Preview: Squads on the rise and decline

By COLIN FRIEDMAN | March 28, 2013

This past weekend, The News-Letter had the opportunity to discuss baseball with a professional scout.  We talked about college baseball, performance enhancing drugs and of course  the upcoming season.  With the baseball season just a week away, here is a preview of the 2013 MLB season.

W.Lacrosse record stands at 6-3 overall

By DAVID RAUBER | March 28, 2013

Freshman Dene’ DiMartino’s go ahead goal with just two minutes and 41 seconds remaining broke the Blue Jays’ 9-9 tie with Towson, improving Hopkins’s record to 6-2 on the season.

Top ranked W.Tennis loses two in a row

By MITCH WEAVER | March 28, 2013

The Hopkins women’s tennis team started their season with a bang, winning the ITA team indoor National Championship in Greencastle, Ind. This led to a #1 ranking in the women’s tennis realm and accompanying expectations. The Lady Jays travelled down to San Antonio, Texas, for their first outdoors match, where they faced off against Trinity (TX) University. They handled the #14 team in the nation with ease, winning the team matchup by a score of 9-0.

Inside Scoop: A Lacrosse Spring Break

By ZACH PALMER | March 28, 2013

As you may have known, we suffered a little bit of a setback last week when we traveled to Syracuse for a match up in the Carrier Dome. Although it is always a tough place to play, we came out flat and were just never able to recover from the deficit. It marked our second loss on the season, putting us at a 5-2 record. The bus ride home was long and quiet, but we couldn’t dwell on the loss because we had Virginia the next weekend at M & T Bank Stadium, the home of the world champion Baltimore Ravens.

M.Lax rejuvenated after a little R&R

By ZACH PALMER | March 14, 2013

After a disappointing loss to a tough Princeton team, we had a short turn around before a game Tuesday night, then another one Friday. It’s usually one or two weeks a year that this happens, having 3 games in ten days. It was a great test for our team in seeing how we could respond to our first loss of the season. Despite everyone being tired and sore, not to mention the fact that it was midterm week for most of the team, we pulled together and worked hard throughout the whole week in game planning.

Jays snatch the win from UMBC Retrievers

By COLIN FRIEDMAN | March 14, 2013

Last Friday evening, the Hopkins men’s lacrosse team took on in-state rival University of Maryland, Baltimore County at Homewood Field. The Jays came out hot, grabbing a 5-0 lead and then later initiating a 5-1 run to secure the victory. The Retrievers fell to the Jays, 13-7, as eight different players scored for Hopkins. The win pushed the Jays to 5-1 on the year, and improved their program record to 11-0 against the Retrievers. Meanwhile, the Retrievers slipped to 1-4 on the season.

Women's track keeps pace with the competition at Nationals

By JASON PLUSH | March 14, 2013

After making the long, arduous trip to Illinois, through delayed flights and rough travels, selected members from the Hopkins women’s track team competed admirably in the Division III Indoor Track NCAA Championships, setting several school and program records in the process. Despite the delays from an impending snowstorm, the Lady Jays made the trip to Naperville to compete respectably in the National Championship, representing Hopkins to the best of their ability in the process.

AOTW- Mike Denlinger

By SYDNEY TENG | March 14, 2013

Cranking out an outstanding .833 at bat average in the opening run of play, junior outfielder Mike Denlinger was named to the D3baseball national team of the week. Baseball is now 5-1 in the early stages of its 2013 season, coming off of a blazing 3-0 start behind Denlinger’s near perfection at the plate. The News-Letter asked the junior a few questions about his stellar 2013 opening, as well as his goals moving forward as the team preps for their annual spring break trip.

W.Lacrosse falls to N'Western, Georgetown

By BRAD FOULKE | March 14, 2013

The 12th ranked Hopkins women’s lacrosse team lost to fourth-ranked Northwestern University last weekend on Homewood field, 18-8. This defeat marks the first loss of the season for the Jays who, as of the Northwestern game, stand 0-1 in the ALC and 4-1 overall. With the win, Northwestern moves to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference, with Saturday’s win being their third in a row.

M. Lax loses to Tigers, rebound vs. MSM

By FRANK SCHIFF | March 8, 2013

A few months ago, when the Hopkins men’s lacrosse coaches received the 2013 schedule, they identified last Friday’s contest against No. 14 Princeton as their first real test of the season, “a measuring stick” game, so to speak.

W. Lax upsets number seven Loyola, 11-8

By BRAD FOULKE | March 8, 2013

Thanks in part to a strong second half, the  number 17 Hopkins women’s lacrosse team edged number 7 Loyola 11-8 last Wednesday night at Ridley Athletic Complex. The Blue Jays improved to 4-0 on the season with the win, while Loyola fell to 1-2.

Athlete of the Week- Stephanie Rettig

By Rian Dawson | March 8, 2013

In a blazing come-from-behind victory, the Hopkins women’s tennis team beat out the Carnegie Mellon Tartans to take home the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III National Team Indoor Championship Sunday in Greencastle, Ind. In its previous two trips to the championship, the team was far from taking home hardware, finishing no higher than seventh in both outings. After this win, however, the Lady Jays are now ranked number one by ITA, a monstrous leap from their 11th place ranking earlier this week, and remain an undefeated 3-0 on the season.

Baseball squad races out to undefeated start

By JEFF SCHILL | March 8, 2013

After a long offseason, the Hopkins baseball team was eager to get back into action and step onto the field for their first game. The Blue Jays looked solid in the season opener and ultimately came away with the victory against Messiah this past Friday.

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